The departure of Concubine Duanmu inevitably cast an atmosphere of sadness over the entire harem, and everyone changed. Not only us children and nephews, but also the concubines who had just entered the palace, saw such a noble and desolate scene.
Seniors, who has a bit of sorrow for the death of a rabbit and a fox?
Therefore, whether it was due to the reputation of etiquette or the emotion in the heart, the ladies of the emperor's brother kept their filial piety peacefully in this early spring. For a time, the palace was full of plain clothes and vegetarian food, and even the most noisy concubine Jing was
It was a rare moment of silence. However, Sister Wen Yi delayed her arrival until the 27th of Concubine Duan's birthday due to her illness. As soon as she arrived, she cried so hard in the mourning hall that the women in the palace wore masks when they saw everyone, and even when they cried, they were mostly like pear blossoms.
Rain, or bursting with tears, it is really rare to be as hysterical as she is. Although I resented her for coming late, I couldn't bear to go up to help her. The haggard and decayed look on her body was actually more graceful than our eldest sister Shu
And it will make you look older.
After all, Concubine Duanmu was not the royal wife. The royal etiquette was very strict. Twenty-seven days after the coffin was laid to rest, the Ministry of Rites arranged for her to be buried in the late emperor's mausoleum. We, the female family members, could only follow the coffin to Zhenshun Gate and pay our best attention to what was left.
On the way down, members of the royal family, King Jin and King Peiqi, will see him off.
The Luo family didn't have many relatives in Beijing, and Sister Wen Yi came here for a funeral. She was neither psychologically nor physically suitable to participate in the interpersonal relationships with the nobles in the capital, so she hurried back to Yuzhang County within a few days.
I felt strange in my heart. One time when I was chatting with my mother and concubine, I mentioned it casually: "Sister Wen Yi is a serious princess after all, and she is the adopted daughter of Concubine Duan. She finally returned to the palace, even though there were many taboos about it.
But it was too hurried, and the queen mother was not summoned, which is really strange."
The mother-in-law followed the hand of the Buddhist bead and said immediately: "The things in the palace are at least reasonable and reasonable. You usually understand it, but now you are confused." After a pause, she added: "And there is something else.
, how do you know what it means to be a mother? Your sister Wen Yi only has one son, and the baby is so precious that I am afraid that life will be a little uneasy. "
I smiled in amusement and sighed again: "Sisters of our generation don't seem to have many offspring."
But soon, the news that Sister Wuyue finally gave birth to her eldest son came along the strong south wind and quickly along the post station in Dazhou.
Although she was a married woman thousands of miles away, this happy event still caused quite a stir in the aristocratic circles of the capital. After all, the late emperor’s original wife, Empress Chunyuan, and his current biological mother, Empress Dowager Zhaohui, had no biological daughters. As the eldest daughter of the empress dowager,
Sister Longyue was the most noble concubine of the previous dynasty, both in terms of blood and love. For the sake of diplomatic relations, the Empress Dowager had no choice but to let the daughter of her daughter marry far away. This was really flattering when Zhou Dynasty was not at a disadvantage.
.Because of this, even though Sister Wuyue has been married for many years and has only two daughters, the illustrious new Khan Muhando has never allowed his concubine to give birth to a child to challenge the dignity of the Zhou royal family. However, the inheritance of the emperor's children is the most important thing, regardless of Huayi.
Most importantly, if there is no legitimate son, Sister Longyue will always have to face the embarrassment of Princess Qi. After all, no matter how powerful her mother's family is, they can't support everything. Fortunately, fortunately, the arrival of this little prince gave her mother the greatest support.
As a mother clan, people coming and going in the palace should chant the Buddha's name to anyone who speaks.
Concubine De Mu was even more happy to spend her own money and sent people to donate a large amount of incense money to the Guanyin Temple in Mount Putuo. Coinciding with a severe drought in Pingjin, farmers failed in spring plowing, and a large number of refugees appeared. Ji Weisheng, who was in charge of farming, was so worried.
On the verge of hanging, Concubine De was wishing that everyone in the world would get a piece of her daughter's good deeds, so upon hearing this, she immediately offered her a thousand taels of private money to help her.
The Queen Mother smiled and pushed Concubine De's mother away, and explained: "Although my sister's salary is only one thousand five hundred taels a year, the future is long. Such a big hand, even if it is a good deed, my sister will not see it."
Concubine Demu was open-minded and said: "I am not blessed. I only have the thought of Long Yue in my life. As long as she is good, everything will be good. An old woman has her own support in the palace, so why should she keep so much money? Die?
In the end, if we want to take advantage of the helpless tribesmen, we might as well help a few people who don’t have enough to eat.”
I was secretly worried. Concubine Demu was confused. No matter how happy she was for her adopted daughter, she couldn't go beyond Sister Longyue's biological mother. What's more, this person's biological mother was still the Queen Mother?
So I hurriedly said: "My mother-in-law is indeed partial. She always says she loves me, but as soon as she heard about Sister Long Yue, she didn't care about anything. It makes people sad." After saying that, she pretended to be innocent and paused.
After a pause, I have been used to playing tricks since childhood. Everyone laughed when they saw it. Only Concubine Demu held me in her arms, nodded her head and said with a smile: "You girl, you are so petty.
How could your Concubine De have forgotten you? Don't worry, the money for your wedding has been prepared for you. It just depends on when the emperor will marry you off."
When it comes to this topic, even a little girl will blush, but I have been tempered and beaten by countless elders, and my face is not comparable to the shyness of Xuepo who is protected by thousands of beauties. What's more, in the past six months, I got married because of my heart.
Concubine Duanmu passed away, and my marriage ceremony was delayed again and again. Now that I am seventeen years old, I still wear the double ring of a girl. Perhaps only when Xue Po is about to reach her age, the Queen Mother will send me away in a hurry. Although the imperial sisters
It was late for me to leave, but who wouldn’t feel a little bit sour when being ignored like this? So I smiled awkwardly, neither acting coquettishly nor blushing with embarrassment.
The smile on the Queen Mother's face faded a little. She held the plain silver flying luan tassels on her temples and said slowly: "The emperor is the most friendly person to his brothers and sisters. How could he wrong this girl? But even among the people,
We must pay attention to the order of elders and younger ones. Sister, don’t forget that there are two worried sisters above Huaishu. Don’t forget that King Jin is also our son. If you look carefully, Yan Yi will tell you that you are partial.”
After hearing the news, Concubine De Mu knew Ya and said with a smile, "But whose family has Sister Yan Yi fallen in love with?"
The Queen Mother just smiled and refused to say the right words, "Sister Duan's hundred days must pass, otherwise Yan Yi, who is the most particular, will definitely not comply."
That was fine, but due to Concubine De's insistence, the Queen Mother still handed over the money to Sinong Temple for disaster relief. Such behavior by the late emperor and the harem was highly praised by the emperor's brother.
Concubine Mao Gui came from a wealthy family and was quick to spot opportunities. Taking advantage of her high status, she also persuaded everyone to donate money for disaster relief during the concubine's spring banquet.
But raising donations is not an easy job. Besides, Concubine Maogui has fallen out of favor in recent years. Does she have any powerful scheming methods? Even though she said she received a lot of scolding behind her back, she only raised a thousand taels of property. In the face of a major disaster,